This Is Beirut, 03/06 11:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The White House expects Israel to agree to Biden's ceasefire proposal, if Hamas also accepts, said the US national security spokesman on Sunday, as strikes continue across Gaza on Monday. Fresh strikes were reported across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and hostage release deal ...
Tylia El Helou, 02/06 21:08 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for June 2nd, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 02/06 21:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday that Israel was "assessing a governing alternative" to Hamas in the Gaza Strip after its war against the Palestinian militant group ends. Gallant had previously said he opposed Israeli military rule in Gaza, where Hamas seized power from the Palestinian Authority in 2007. "While we conduct our important ...
This Is Beirut, 02/06 19:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Egypt hosted a meeting with Israeli and US officials in Cairo on Sunday, to discuss re-opening the Rafah border crossing, while the Israeli military pursued its strikes across the Gaza Strip. Egyptian, Israeli and US officials meeting in Cairo Sunday "ended" their discussions on reopening Gaza's Rafah crossing, state-linked Egyptian media said, ...
This Is Beirut, 01/06 22:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza mediators Qatar, the United States and Egypt called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to finalise a truce and hostage release deal based on the framework set out by US President Joe Biden. "As mediators in the ongoing discussions to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and detainees, Qatar, the United States and Egypt jointly ...
This Is Beirut, 01/06 21:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egypt will host Israeli and US officials on Sunday to discuss the reopening of the Rafah crossing, a vital conduit for aid into Gaza, a state-linked news outlet reported. Al-Qahera News, which has links to Egyptian intelligence, quoted a senior official it did not identify as saying Cairo was demanding "a total Israeli withdrawal" from the ...
Lyne Sammouri, 01/06 20:26 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for June 1st, 2024.
Tylia El Helou, 31/05 22:04 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 31st, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 31/05 21:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Israel had offered a new roadmap towards permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was "time for this war to end." In his first major address outlining a solution to the eight-month conflict, Biden said the proposal started with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces ...
This Is Beirut, 31/05 17:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French authorities banned Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at a trade show next month near Paris, organizers said on Friday. “By decision of the government authorities, there will be no stand for the Israeli defense industry at the Eurosatory 2024 fair,” organizers Coges Events said. Neither Coges nor the Defense Ministry provided an ...
This Is Beirut, 31/05 15:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A long-standing resolution urging WHO action on towering health needs in the Palestinian territories hung in the balance on Friday, after Israel secured an amendment requiring the text to mention hostages held in Gaza. The largely technical text presented on Wednesday by a group of Arab countries, including the Palestinians, to the World Health ...
This Is Beirut, 30/05 22:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Intense shelling and gunfire rocked Rafah in southern Gaza on Thursday, after Israel declared it had seized a strategic corridor along the Palestinian territory's border with Egypt. Israel launched its military incursion into Rafah in early May despite international objections over the safety of civilians sheltering in the city. A strike that ...